| Fairies | |
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| Marie in "Fairies" | |
| Season | 5 |
| Episode | 17 |
| Air Date | February 19, 2001 |
| Cast | Ray Romano |
| Director(s) | Gary Halvorson |
| Writer(s) | Phil Rosenthal Aaron Korsh Ray Romano |
| Preceded by | Silent Partners |
| Followed by | Stefania Arrives |
Fairies is the 16th episode of Season 5, and is episode 113 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series.
Episode information[]
- Episode Title: Fairies
- Episode Number: Season 5, Episode 16 (#113 of 210)
- Air Date: February 19, 2001
- Episode description (from DVD):"Ray and Debra's twin boys are to be fairies in the school play."
- Cast:
- Ray Romano as Ray
- Patricia Heaton as Debra
- Brad Garrett as Robert
- Doris Roberts as Marie
- Peter Boyle as Frank
- Madylin Sweeten as Ally
- Sawyer Sweeten as Geoffrey
- Sullivan Sweeten as Michael
- Guest Cast:
- Diana Maria Riva as Sarah
- Matthew Romano as Lion Kid
- Gregory Romano as The Soldier
- Crew:
- Gary Halvorson - Director
- Phil Rosenthal - Writer
- Aaron Korsh - Writer
- Ray Romano - Writer
- Preceded by: "Pet Cemetery"
- Followed by: "The Walk to the Door"
Plot[]
The twins play fairies in the school play and Frank tells Ray that this will make them gay. Ray is initially fine with the twins playing the parts, believing that the school assigned the roles, but objects when he realizes Debra specifically signed them up as fairies. He tries to change their part to boulders, but when he discovers that the twins actually want to be fairies, he gets their parts back and trains them.
Running Gags[]
- Frank expresses his concerns that Geoffrey has homosexual tendencies, which is a running theme during the run of the show.
Trivia[]
- Both of Ray Romano's real sons appear as cast members of the play. One of them appears as a soldier and the other plays the boy in the lion outfit.
Quotes[]
- DEBRA: Dressing the twins like fairies is not going to make them gay.
- FRANK: Well, it's not going to turn them into Teamsters.
